A HEARING TEACHERS CHANGING-ROLE IN DEAF EDUCATION

In this article, Patricia Saylor tells of her experience as a hearing woman dedicated to learning and teaching about the Deaf community. Saylor is the founder and director of BRIDGES, a program aimed at building connections between Deaf culture and hearing culture. In her essay, Saylor offers a moving and detailed description of the program's goals by articulating her own experiences along with those of members of the BRIDGES community. As she explores a world that is largely ignored by the hearing population and describes some of the positive implications of connecting the hearing and deaf worlds, Saylor reveals the strengths and richness of the Deaf community.